Lithurgus (Lithurgus) chrysurus Fonscolombe, 1834

Boustani, Mira, Rasmont, Pierre, Dathe, Holger H., Ghisbain, Guillaume, Kasparek, Max, Michez, Denis, Müller, Andreas, Pauly, Alain, Risch, Stefan, Straka, Jakub, Terzo, Michael, Achter, Xavier Van, Wood, Thomas J. & Nemer, Nabil, 2021, The bees of Lebanon (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila), Zootaxa 4976 (1), pp. 1-146 : 50

Lithurgus (Lithurgus) chrysurus Fonscolombe, 1834

Distribution: WEST PALAEARCTIC ( Ascher & Pickering 2021, Kuhlmann et al. 2021).

Literature. Mavromoustakis (1963): Near Becharre [Bcharre], 2.VII.1960, 1♀, 3♂ ; 1.VII.1960, 2♂ ; Kadisha river , 24.VI.1960, 1♂ , all det. & leg. Mavromoustakis G.A.

OSMIINI

All Material Examined determined by Müller A.

Genus Chelostoma Latreille, 1809

10 species.

Bees of this genus were found to have floral preferences restricted to one family or genus, especially Brassicaceae , Campanulaceae and Ranunculaceae ( Sedivy et al. 2008) . Very few flower records are available in our listed records below, but there seems to be a preference for Campanulaceae and Asteraceae .